Key features of women's political empowerment in Vietnam
Vietnam: Key features of women's political empowerment was 0.808 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Key features of women's political empowerment in Vietnam, 1976–2025
Source: V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for key features of women's political empowerment in Vietnam is 0.808, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 9.5% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, key features of women's political empowerment in Vietnam peaked at 0.808 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.54, in 1981.
That places Vietnam 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Key features of women's political empowerment in Vietnam, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.546 | — |
| 1977 | 0.548 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.548 | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.54 | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.54 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.559 | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 0.551 | -1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.551 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.562 | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.589 | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.606 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 0.612 | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.628 | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 0.632 | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 0.632 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.626 | -0.9% |
| 1997 | 0.644 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 0.647 | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.657 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.678 | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 0.684 | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.685 | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.685 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.69 | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 0.708 | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.715 | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.724 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.724 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.724 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.731 | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.729 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.732 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.725 | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.733 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.733 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.738 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.736 | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.732 | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.735 | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.698 | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.698 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.71 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.744 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | 0.738 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 0.808 | +9.5% |
Vietnam compared with similar countries
- Vietnam's 0.808 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.776, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Vietnam's 0.808 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.747, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5475 | 0.546 | 0.548 | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.5471 | 0.54 | 0.562 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6273 | 0.589 | 0.657 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7017 | 0.678 | 0.724 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7324 | 0.725 | 0.738 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7327 | 0.698 | 0.808 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vietnam
More gender data for Vietnam
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 20,794 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -2.19 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 83,461 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 83,461 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 630,006 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 692,923 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 641,171 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 706,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 654,459 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is key features of women's political empowerment in Vietnam?
- Key features of women's political empowerment in Vietnam was 0.808 in 2025, according to V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Vietnam?
- The highest recorded value was 0.808 in 2025.
- What is the lowest key features of women's political empowerment recorded in Vietnam?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 in 1981.
- How does Vietnam rank for key features of women's political empowerment?
- Vietnam ranks 74th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
- Is key features of women's political empowerment rising or falling in Vietnam?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Vietnam data come from?
- The figures come from V-Dem (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Key features of women's political empowerment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Central estimate of the extent to which women enjoy civil liberties, can participate in civil society, and are represented in politics.